China Entertainment: I have been a director since 05

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Lingyun Media, in the office.

Guan Ling sat in his office chair, looking down at the busy traffic in the capital city, which was like ants moving. He couldn't help but sigh.

Living in the capital is not easy.

But in my mind, I couldn't help but think of the madness of the previous two days.

Madness requires people to be crazy, and Yang Mi is really crazy.

After the madness with Yang Mi and Scarlett, Guan Ling has been savoring it for the past two days.

Scarlett has already returned to China. Yang Mi stayed with Guan Ling for the past two days before reluctantly going back to continue saving her Chinese entertainment industry.

Guan Ling didn't make any promises to her, meaning that she had already reached this position, and if her subordinates couldn't even choose the script for her, he would suggest that she change teams.

Guan Ling said this sincerely. In the past life, Yang Mi's studio was full of relatives and friends, and they were relatives and friends of people Yang Mi trusted. Their business capabilities were extremely poor and they were almost defeated by the rush of Yang Mi's fans.

"Director Guan, Shang Linlin is here."

While he was thinking, Zhang Junning pushed open the door and came in. Guan Ling turned his chair back and happened to see the middle-aged woman coming in from behind.

Time seems to have eroded her appearance, but has not swallowed up her temperament. Such a person, even at one stop, is easy to understand, and her job is something like a senior executive.

"Guan Dao."

Shang Linlin was also surprised at Guan Ling's youth. Logically, when working, one should address others by their title, such as Mr. Guan.

But Zhang Junning had already said it when he brought her up just now that Guan Ling liked people to call him Director Guan rather than President Guan.

The man in front of him has a body that is no worse than any other celebrity in the circle. No, logically speaking, Guan Ling, who graduated from the undergraduate performance class of Beijing Film Academy, is a celebrity model. It’s just that his temperament is more admirable than that of ordinary celebrities.

After all, Shang Linlin is a senior executive of Fantawild Animation. After Guan Ling acquired Fantawild, he did not touch the original people of Fantawild.

In fact, this was the first time Shang Linlin met the boss.

"sit."

Guan Ling extended his hand towards Shang Linlin, motioning for her to sit down.

Zhang Junning served them both hot tea, then went out and closed the door.

"I asked you to come here this time to discuss the future development of Fantawild," Guan Ling said, "but before that, I want to hear your ideas first."

"In fact, all my current ideas can only be described based on my previous experience," Shang Linlin didn't know whether this was a test from her boss or just a casual chat, but when she talked about work with her boss, every moment was a test, so she hesitated for a moment and then started talking:

“In fact, after we broadcast the Dino Crisis series in 2008, we discovered the shortcomings of our existing talents, the immature technology, and the childish content and stories. It was also at that time that Director Ding Liang gradually showed his talent. Since then, our technical improvements in the three works of Conch Bay, Legend of the Chinese Zodiac, and Boonie Bears have not been specific, but since Director Guan shouted out the word animation development, we have indeed felt a lot of pressure.

But we do think we should still do some of these young things, because there are not many cartoon characters that children need to be widely recognized and liked, and this is the only thing they must have when they grow up. I can't risk letting them watch some adult cartoons, right? So among the animation series under its umbrella, we finally chose bears, and then created and developed bears. I think this path is reasonable.

And we have always been ahead of other cartoons.”

The first season of Boonie Bears has been aired. So far, the effect and feedback are very good, and many children are watching it.

Especially the two childish bears and the childish Bald Qiang always make the children laugh.

"Want to hear my thoughts?" Guan Ling looked at Shang Linlin.

"Of course. It's the advice of an Oscar-winning screenwriter, and you're the boss." Shang Linlin said, "Only your decision is the iron rule for the development of the company."

Guan Ling said: "For your first season, I asked my subordinates to compile an outline. In fact, it only has one content: Bald Qiang wants to chop down a tree, and the two bears want to stop him. There is no other content. Such output will definitely cause visual fatigue for children. My suggestion is to continue to add new characters, and the personality levels should be clear. The bad guys don't have to be bad all the time, and the big bear and the little bear are not necessarily good all the time. You need to dig deep into the connotation of the characters and enrich the character system. The simple route of low-ageization will not last long."

Shang Linlin seemed to be lost in thought.

"You have to know what parents think. They want their children to know what is the right way to do things, what is the wrong way to do things, how to respect others, how to be polite when eating, washing hands, and going to the toilet, to be civilized and to calm down. You have to let Big Bear and Little Bear speak from their own experience, so that children can listen to what adults say. We also need to popularize science and teach common sense." Guan Ling said a lot in one breath.

"Then how do I compile these things?" Shang Linlin was a little confused.

If we don’t cut down trees in the forest, will we have class?

“So we need to introduce some characters. Baldy Qiang can be a bad guy, but he can also be grateful. The characters we introduce can help the forest build a kindergarten series of bear parks, and we can also build an adventure park to let children understand the growth of animals and learn more about the jungle…”

Shang Linlin was dumbfounded and thought for a long time before nodding in admiration.

"Although it still looks childish," she said after a moment's consideration, "it is indeed richer and more attractive."

Guan Ling nodded.

"Then Director Guan, Director Guan, what are your expectations for Walter in the future?"

Shang Linlin had been holding back these words for a long time.

Ever since Guan Ling purchased Huaqiang Fantawild Animation, this question has been stuck in her throat, and now she finally asked it.

Guan Ling said: "Perhaps, China also needs its own Disney."

Shang Linlin was startled and looked puzzled.

Guan Ling said: "For animations of a childish nature, the goal is to cover a wide range of audiences. For movies targeting adults, the goal is to be driven by technology. You must put a lot of effort into this IP. From now on, maybe every year during the Spring Festival, there will be a place for you and me."

Shang Linlin seemed to be lost in thought.

During this conversation, Shang Linlin felt a sense of urgency from Guan Ling's words, and also received a lot of support.

“You have to do a good job of the three perspectives of Boonie Bears. With the influence of Lingyun Media, I will broadcast this cartoon in various provinces and cities across the country. Even if the children don’t know Lingyun or Fangte, they will definitely know Big Bear and Little Bear.”

In fact, Guan Ling doesn't want to always show these completely childish things to children, but sometimes, it is always more appropriate to go with the flow than to go against it.

In its previous life, "Boonie Bears" was able to stand out from the crowd among cartoons like "Pleasant Goat and Big Big Wolf", and its reputation was getting better and better. Of course, it was not due to its unchanging nature.

And what Guan Ling needs to do now is to speed up.

After accumulating original capital, this big IP will soon burst out with their own power.

Even Disney didn’t achieve success overnight.

The fact that a single film in the previous "Boonie Bears" series of films could gross over 2.85 million U.S. dollars is of profound significance.

It took Boonie Bears ten years of accumulation to achieve all of these.

In the future, with the addition of theme parks and stronger promotions, perhaps they can create an even more epic story. Who knows?
This is a business that is sure to make money, and it is also the only thing Guan Ling can do for children. Adult animation movies are easy to make, and animation for teenagers is also easy to make, but the market for young children is what determines the vitality of a company. "Mickey Mouse" is just the American "Boonie Bears", but it was nearly a hundred years earlier and ran wildly for a hundred years...

Guan Ling has single-handedly made it possible for many good animations to be filmed in China, which has indeed promoted the development of Chinese animated films, but it cannot change the soil in which animations can survive.

Because something like animation is difficult to change from top to bottom.

Only by letting them roll up can we avoid producing more animation garbage.

Shang Linlin didn't know when her heart suddenly began to surge violently.

"Chinese Disney..."

This title was so huge that Shang Linlin was speechless for a moment, but then he thought, if he was the Disney of China, then what position would Lingyun Media, the parent company of Fantawild Animation, occupy...

She looked at Guan Ling.

Guan Ling's deep eyes were shining like stars, and his facial muscles were relaxed, as if he was talking about something insignificant.

It seemed as if all of this was under his control.

"What a huge ambition! If we want to become Disney, then... will he become the king of the six major Hollywoods in China?"

……

time flies,
"Aquaman" finally closed with a box office of 16.8 billion US dollars, and its box office in North America was fixed at 3.83 million US dollars.

The two major box office bases of China and the United States alone helped "Aquaman" earn more than 6 million US dollars.

This movie is also exuding its power in other countries overseas.

South Korea, Brazil, Mexico and the United Kingdom combined for $1.2 million.

The current box office revenue of movies in other countries has also reached over 1 million US dollars.

DC is very satisfied with the fact that it is now close to breaking $9 million worldwide.

If nothing unexpected happens, with the continued release of the film in the United States, Europe and other places, the final performance of this film may be around 10 billion US dollars.

In Hollywood, James Wan became an instant star.

But we have to admit that the release of "Avengers" did have a huge impact on the further development of "Aquaman", and the members of the Avengers continued to wreak havoc on the box office market around the world.

The film grossed over 100 million in North America in the second week and over 1 billion worldwide, which is a beast-level performance. It can indeed be described as abnormal and it is a laughing stock in film history.

After instantly surpassing the first-week records of its predecessors such as "The Dark Knight", "Harry Potter" and "Twilight" in its first week, it once again surpassed the second-week record of "Avatar" this week.

As a result, many North American movies have become cannon fodder. For example, the new film "Dark Shadows" by the "golden duo" of Johnny Depp and Tim Burton only earned $2800 million in the first weekend.

And even though the overall market was declining, "Avengers" still earned 1.67 million US dollars in the United States, setting a new record for the same period in film history.

However, in China, the voice of "Avengers" is not as loud as expected. "Aquaman" grabbed the best time for release in the domestic market, and "Avengers" can only be released in the worst time between the prime time in May and the summer vacation. At the same time, there are also the impact of movies such as "Pirates of the Caribbean", "The Werewolf", "Hugo", "One Flew Over Madison Square Garden", "Men in Black 3", etc., which indeed put a lot of pressure on the film.

Especially "Men in Black 3", its single-day box office not only competes with "Avengers", but also sometimes surpasses "Avengers" to rank first in China.

Even the gay love in this movie surpassed the powerful CP of "The Avengers", which also put a lot of pressure on "The Avengers" in terms of reputation.

Will Smith single-handedly carried the box office and even withstood the pressure from Hollywood Marvel blockbusters, which shows his power.

And almost all other movies were crushed to pieces.

However, due to the diversion of traffic, the total box office of these two movies is definitely not comparable to that of "Aquaman".

Moreover, the promotion of "Along with the Gods" has also begun on a large scale.

Under such circumstances, Guan Ling's plan to hold a celebration banquet for Lingyun Media in Huaxia for the first half of the year has caused people in the industry to think,
Is this a demonstration?
Director Guan’s protest against Hollywood imported films?
Although Aquaman can be considered as such, it was made by Chinese people after all. It can only hold up the last bit of face of domestic films in the first half of the year.

But this behavior made many big directors feel upset.

In the whole of China, only Guan Ling has this confidence.

……

disney.

When the news about Guan Ling reached here, it naturally became a topic of discussion at the highest level.

A Chinese director who has created towering achievements in Hollywood, the boss of China's number one film company, a man behind the scenes who has previously shot "Inception" and "2012" and recently helped DC to achieve a box office revenue of nearly $9 million, will naturally make Disney prepared for it.

"Want to bring us together with DC?"

Robert Iger, sitting at the main seat, smiled broadly: "But it is never DC that affects our cooperation, but Warner."

Iger's expression was calm: "It is not enough to just evaluate his fame. What we want is the benefits."

In fact, Marvel was originally acquired by Iger, so he knows the ins and outs of the matter very well. Marvel and DC are not completely opposed. On the contrary, the two have cooperated, but they just can't make movies together because it is unclear who is the good guy and who is the bad guy.

On the contrary, Warner is a company that is very afraid of losses, and Warner's review of various contents proposed by DC is very strict.

In this regard, they are not as daring and aggressive as Disney.

Marcus said: "The conditions he gave us are Huaxia's publicity, China Film's schedule arrangement, Skyline and Lionsgate's channels, Aquaman 2, etc...."

He did not mention Guan Ling's threat, nor did he dare to mention it.

Egg was suddenly stunned.

"Does he have the final say on the licensing of Aquaman 2?"

After a moment, he suddenly laughed himself.

"If I were a senior executive at Warner, I would definitely agree to it since he made so much money for me from the first movie."

"What about his purpose? Is it just the investment amount?" If that was the case, Egg would totally agree after taking all the interests into consideration.

Marcus said: "It looks like this."

Iger said, "I have no problem with this. You can pass the news to Warner. DC will definitely agree. They are currently preparing for Justice League and are under a lot of pressure."

A few more days passed.

Suddenly, a piece of news shocked the entire North American and Chinese entertainment circles.

"The heads of Marvel and DC movies met, with Guy Ritter, CEO of Skyrim, in attendance. Skyrim may participate in the investment of Avengers 2 and Aquaman 2?"

This news was so confusing that many people were dumbfounded.

It instantly shocked everyone in the entertainment industry!
You, Guan Ling, can you even sit at the table?! That’s Marvel and DC, even Warner and Disney, can you even get involved in this kind of situation?

I go!

Many people were stunned! (End of this chapter)